A union of educators, teachers, paraprofessionals and office personnel
July 22, 2020We’re in this Together! Tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. the Duval County School Board will be meeting to vote on issues of great importance to our membership. Some of the issues to be considered will be the starting date for school and a plan for re-opening schools.DTU is aware of the growing concerns of […]
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July 22. 2020 FLORIDA NO-STRIKE LAWWe know everyone is scared and frustrated by the potential of returning to school during this pandemic. While we are proponents of advocacy and fighting for the safest workplace possible, we have heard some of our members mention or allude to striking. Please be advised, Florida law prohibits
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Please take action today to keep our students, staff and communities safe. Make your voice heard by signing the Florida Education Association petition. CLICK HERE to Sign FEA Petition. We appreciate your help in our fight to ensure the safety of our students and our members.
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July 16, 2020 Click here for the DCPS Leave Options.
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July 16, 2020 We’re In This Together! Duval Teachers United is working collaboratively with our state affiliate the Florida Education Association to look at any and all legal challenges that can be made to the Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran’s Order regarding the opening of school with mandatory face to face instruction. We are hopeful
July 16, 2020 We’re In This Together! CALL TO ACTION While your union is working on all fronts to negotiate working conditions within the bounds of the restrictive emergency order issued by the Commissioner of Education and preparing to fight the order in court, we need your help! We also want you to be aware
July 14, 2020 DTU has entered discussions with DCPS regarding the safe re-opening of schools. DTU will continue to raise questions and concerns submitted by members regarding the reopening of schools and the health and safety of employees and students. While it is our goal to resolve as many issues as possible, Federal and State
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July 7, 2020 We’re in this Together! Covid-19 Testing Sites DCPS has partnered with the City of Jacksonville to host two of the newest COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites. All district employees are eligible to receive free testing at any of the sites below. DCPS employees and students can show their employee or student ID badge
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DTU We’re in this Together! Points of Interest: FAQs about the Teacher Salary Plan June 30, 2020 On June 24th, Governor Ron DeSantis formally signed the Teacher Salary Plan into law. There is still much that is unknown about the bill implementation. How the funding will be allocated locally will be determined based on negotiations
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We’re in this Together! June 8, 2020 DCPS has announced that Technology Services will be performing laptop upgrades for those teachers who wish to participate. The upgrades will be conducted this summer and are voluntary for those teachers who wish to participate. The upgrades will include the new Windows and Microsoft Teams features that have
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